Filming format
The film was shot entirely with 70 mm IMAX cameras. One review describes it as a three-hour film.
Film record
The Odyssey
The Odyssey (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan, brings Homer's poem to the screen as an action and mythological fantasy epic.
- Production countries
- United States · United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- fantasy film · action film · adventure film · historical film · epic film
The starting point
Spoiler-free synopsis
After the Trojan War, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, begins the dangerous return to his home. Along the way, he encounters mythological beings while seeking to reunite with his wife, Penelope.
Before you press play
What to know before watching
Adaptation of Homer
Nolan studied various translations of the poem to prepare his version and took a realistic interpretation of Greek mythology as a reference.
References:wikipedia.org
Understanding the reception
What people think
A synthesis of the referenced review and comment excerpts. It represents the consulted sources, not a consensus of all critics or viewers.
What critics highlight
Appreciated aspects
Scale and writing
ArtsKnoxville highlights the production's ambition and the script's ingenuity.
References:artsknoxville.com
Reservations and challenges
Script and performances
A review by Chrisicisms points out problems in the script; BRWC, for its part, rates the performances as lacking expressiveness.
Sources for this guide
Prepared with AI assistance and automated evidence and spoiler checks. This is not a first-hand viewing review or a numerical rating. Internal quotations are not reproduced; references provide the original context.
- wikipedia.orgDocumentary excerpt
- filmaffinity.comSearch excerpt
- artsknoxville.comSearch excerpt
- substack.comSearch excerpt
- screenhub.blogSearch excerpt
- battleroyalewithcheese.comSearch excerpt
Credits
Music
Ludwig Göransson — Music composition
Direction
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Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema — Cinematography
Writing
Q25191 — Screenwriting
Cast
Matt Damon — Acting
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Lupita Nyong'o — Acting
Robert Pattinson — Acting
Charlize Theron — Acting
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Jon Bernthal — Acting
Benny Safdie — Acting
Mia Goth — Acting
John Leguizamo — Acting
Elliot Page — Acting
Himesh Patel — Acting
Bill Irwin — Acting
Samantha Morton — Acting
Jesse Garcia — Acting
Will Yun Lee — Acting
Rafi Gavron — Acting
Shiloh Fernandez — Acting
Corey Hawkins — Acting
Nick E. Tarabay — Acting
Maurice Compte — Acting
Michael Vlamis — Acting
Iddo Goldberg — Acting
Josh Stewart — Acting
Ryan Hurst — Acting
Logan Marshall-Green — Acting
Jovan Adepo — Acting
James Remar — Acting
Travis Scott — Acting
Andrew Howard — Acting
Elyes Gabel — Acting
Sean Avery — Acting
Niko Nicotera — Acting
Jamie Harris — Acting
Brian Vernel — Acting
Editing
Jennifer Lame — Editing
Production
Emma Thomas — Production
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Versions and cuts
No versions have been documented yet.
Releases by territory
United States · Original release
Related reading
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Action cinema: the available sources still do not allow us to tell the whole story
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How Adventure Cinema Has Changed: A Provisional Map and Its Limits
Genre labels connect themes, forms and expectations, but are not universal rules. A scene, tone or isolated device cannot alone explain the organization of an entire film or the history of a genre.
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